← ALL SPACE STATIONS
POSITIONAcquiring signal…
LAT—
LON—
ALT—
LIVE
27,648
KM/H
ORBITAL VELOCITY
10x faster than a bullet
389
KM ALTITUDE
ABOVE EARTH
242 miles above sea level
15
SUNRISES / DAY
ORBITS EARTH EVERY 92.2 MIN
1,915
DAYS IN ORBIT
CONTINUOUSLY OCCUPIED
5.2 years
~29,915
ORBITS COMPLETED
AROUND EARTH
1.3 billion km traveled
100,000
KG MASS
TOTAL WEIGHT
220,500 lbs
Tiangong is a space station in low Earth orbit operated by CNSA. Traveling at 27,648 km/h at 389 km altitude. The crew sees 15 sunrises every day. It has been in orbit for 1,915 days.
ABOUT TIANGONG
Tiangong (meaning “Heavenly Palace”) is China’s modular space station in low Earth orbit. Operated by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), it supports a crew of three (up to six during handovers) and is designed for 10+ years of operation with experiments in microgravity science, Earth observation, and space technology.
STATION SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions~55m with solar arrays
Pressurized Volume340 m³
Crew Capacity6 astronauts
Inclination41.5°
Orbital Period92.2 min (1.54 hr)
Velocity7.68 km/s (17,180 mph)
Modules3
First Module LaunchApril 29, 2021
CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE — 3 MODULES
1
Tianhe
2
Wentian
3
Mengtian
CURRENT CREW (3)
Li Guangsu
Flight Engineer
CNSA
Li Cong
Flight Engineer
CNSA
Ye Guangfu
Flight Engineer
CNSA
RECENT MISSIONS
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 23
Long March 7 | Tianzhou-10
Long March 7 | Tianzhou-9
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou 20
Long March 7 | Tianzhou-7
Long March 2F | Shenzhou 17
Long March 2F | Shenzhou-15 Return
Long March 7 | Tianzhou-1
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou-11
Long March 2F/G | Tiangong-2
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou-10
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou-9 & Shenzhou-9-GC
Long March 2F/G | Shenzhou-8 & Shenzhou-8-GC
Long March 2F/G | Tiangong-1
Long March 2F | Shenzhou-6
OTHER SPACE STATIONS
🏢 OPERATOR
👩🚀 RELATED ASTRONAUTS